Diva Talk Radio with Kelli Claypool

Writing was never a part of Peggy's life plan, and came to it in small steps—a business woman first, a writer second. After a short career in banking, Peggy went back to college for a computer science degree and opened a computer and network design company.

She left the computer business after thirteen years and became a newspaper columnist and freelance writer.

Peggy says, "It seemed to me that the two consistent things in the many iterations of my career were computers and writing. When I discovered print-on-demand technology and

realized the huge potential for authors, I knew what I had to do: teach other writers how to take control of their careers, their content and their profit margins by self-publishing. I am on a mission."

Self-Publishing for Virgins is a comprehensive

how-to book that teaches writers how to self-publish with profit! This book takes you from conception to publication and promotion of your self-published book using cutting edge, print-on-demand technology, social media and non-traditional

book promotion.

Peggy DeKay is the Director of Women Who Write and the former editor of Writer’s Wire, an ezine for writers. She teaches self-publishing workshops at the University

of Louisville, Indiana University, Carnegie Center and at regional libraries, book festivals and writers conferences.

When illness struck Catherine in 2005, her life turned a corner. Reluctantly, she exchanged her active existence as a budding Speacker and multifaceted Entrepreneur for a sedentary life.

Unwilling to give up her desire to make a difference in the world around her, Catherine made a decision. With a string of published articles behind her, she decided to pursue writing her first book. The years subsequent to 2005 deepened Catherine as she re-evaluted the validity of her belief in God, and rediscovered its staying power. Then in 2007, when cancer hit, her faith held up.

Convinced intimacy with God through Jesus Christ is the secret to true success and inner peace, Catherine shifted her focus and in 2008 began preparing for ministy.

Based out of South Central Alaska, Catherine and her husband, Jeff, are semi-retired with a part-time business. Along with sea kayaking and fishing, she pursues her biggest passion - helping others experience God.

Join our Host, Kelli Claypool, as she talks with Catherine J. Craig, Author of The Golden Thread, on the next DivaTalkRadio show.

Whether you're in love and want to make it better, or are alone and want to get it right next time, relationship expert Kim Olver reveals the hidden truths behind happiness and satisfaction.

Secrets of Happy Couples is different from other books of the same subject because it is based on one basic truth—that all great relationships begin and end with yourself. Any relationship is the sum of its parts: individuals. This book explores how you, as an individual, can make the difference and create a happy and fulfilling relationship with your partner.

No other book has surveyed couples. Olver also interviewed prominent relationship experts and included their ideas in the book. She discusses the Relationship Cycle, beginning in the Alone Stage, moving to the Getting Together Stage, on to the Compatibility Stage, to the Maintenance Stage, and then back to the Alone Stage. At least 50% of us will find ourselves alone again due to death, divorce or personal decision. Kim doesn’t shy away from that fact; instead she provides tips and strategies to successfully navigate the grief of a lost relationship.

Secrets of Happy Couples: Loving Yourself, Your Partner, and Your Life will provide you with the answer to how you too can be happy and satisfied in your relationship with your significant other.

Join our host, Kelli Claypool, as she talks with Kim about the Secrets of Happy Couples.

The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles: A Tale of Five Must Know Negotiation Tenets and the Insight Behind the Principles to Help You Succeed is a negotiation/business fable that teaches five critical negotiation tenets through a touching & poignant story about Richard, a young man struggling to start his sales career who finds success by befriending Chamberlain, an elderly subway dweller who holds the negotiation secrets young Richard desperately seeks.  Woven throughout the book are five in-depth nonfiction analysis chapters that expand & explore the negotiation tenets presented in the fable.  The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles is a creative and valuable negotiation resource that will touch your heart and challenge your mind.

The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles is an excellent book not just for business professionals looking to enhance their negotiation skills, but the fable format is perfect for anyone interested in learning about negotiations that normally would shy away from the typical non-fiction business “How-To” books.

About the Author:  Jared Kelner’s career started in the mid 1990s in California where he opened a chain of secondhand children’s clothing stores. “The Well Dressed Baby” was featured in the August 1998 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine in an article entitled “10 Best Children’s Businesses You Can Start Now.”

The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles is Jared’s first book, and he lives in central New Jersey with his wife and two children. Jared will be joining Kelli on the next DivaTalkRadio.

Our interactive chat room will be open during the LIVE call.

There is a DIVA in all of us women. Sometimes, we just have to dig deep in order to find her. Kelli's description of a DIVA is...the good four-letter word! A confident woman who is strong in her faith, blessed by her family, and who encourages others to rise up to their greatest potential. So, slip on your favorite stilettos and plan to join us. NOTE: Men, you are welcome as well, but only if you have a DIVA in your life that needs a little encouraging!

There is a DIVA in all of us women. Sometimes, we just have to dig deep in order to find her. Kelli's description of a DIVA is...the good four-letter word! A confident woman who is strong in her faith, blessed by her family, and who encourages others to rise up to their greatest potential. So, slip on your favorite stilettos and plan to join us. NOTE: Men, you are welcome as well, but only if you have a DIVA in your life that needs a little encouraging!

There is a DIVA in all of us women. Sometimes, we just have to dig deep in order to find her. Kelli's description of a DIVA is...the good four-letter word! A confident woman who is strong in her faith, blessed by her family, and who encourages others to rise up to their greatest potential. So, slip on your favorite stilettos and plan to join us. NOTE: Men, you are welcome as well, but only if you have a DIVA in your life that needs a little encouraging!

The Compliment Quotient: Boost Your Spirits, Spark Your Relationships and Uplift the World, is designed to empower busy women to use the one, simple practice of giving more and better compliments to raise their own spirits and well-being, enhance their relationships with their partner, children and co-workers for more romance, less squabbles and more success, and contribute a positive voice to a seemingly growing culture of callousness around us.

If you’re wondering where the joyfulness went, feel like you’re drifting apart from your spouse and your passion, think you’re missing out on success or not sure what one person can do anyway, you’ll be instantly delighted and rejuvenated with this light-hearted yet life-changing book.

You’ll learn why and how this one simple habit of giving more compliments will enhance all of your relationships — especially with yourself.

Many books promise to solve the “more happiness” mystery yet don’t offer these level of benefits for your marriage, parenting, career and uplifting the world around you.

The Compliment Quotient is humorous, heart-centered and packed with ready-to-use information, too.

On this episode of DivaTalkRadio, Kelli and Gina will be talking with Author and Speaker, Monica Strobel about giving and receiving compliments. Be sure to join us!

There is a DIVA in all of us women. Sometimes, we just have to dig deep in order to find her. Kelli's description of a DIVA is...the good four-letter word! A confident woman who is strong in her faith, blessed by her family, and who encourages others to rise up to their greatest potential. So, slip on your favorite stilettos and plan to join us. NOTE: Men, you are welcome as well, but only if you have a DIVA in your life that needs a little encouraging!

Despite finding herself divorced and raising a special needs child on her own, dealing with the death of two brothers due to drugs, this Diva has pulled herself out of a traumatic situation and found victory. When everything looked bleak, she found blessings.

In her new book, Black Child to Black Woman (a ‘live diary’), Cheryl (McNeil) Bannerman discusses an experience that will grab your attention right from the start. The character, Tara Walker, speaks directly to the reader as she adds entry after entry into her Journal. She documents her experiences, her family life, her triumphs, as well as her interpretation of life and the world as she saw it. As she grows, so does the language and tone of the diary, which matches her maturity and speech patterns as the time passes.

Experiences are mere images engraved in our minds that we recall when future events occur such as a tragedy or even when a song is playing on the radio. Tara has captured those moments in time in her diary, even the painful ones. Although she came from a loving home with both parents, she struggled to come to grips with siblings addicted to drugs, molestation, attempted rape, broken hearts, and so much more.

Her diary experiences will make you laugh, cry, scream, sigh, and gasp aloud. As Tara struggles to keep her head above water and fight through the tribulations of her life, she continues to smile, continues to grow as a person, continues to be successful in her career, and continues to survive.

About Our Guest:

Cheryl McNeil (pen name, Cheryl D. Bannerman, her birth name) is CEO of a small virtual training company based out of Central New Jersey. She holds a Bachelors in Business Management and a Masters in Project Management. She is also the (divorced) single mother of a beautiful twelve year old girl.

Be sure to invite your friends and family! We’ll see YOU at the show!!